Re: disable /var/log/snort logging

[Anderson Johnston <andy () umbc edu>]

The -N option should suppress logging (while allowing alerts).

Caveats:
        1. I don't know if it will stop logs to mysql, too.
        2. The option doesn't seem to be working on my
                system  (Solaris 8) under Snort 2.0.

                                        - Andy

On Tue, 6 May 2003, Nick White wrote:

> Hi All,
> I'm fairly new with snort, so go easy on me.  I'm running snort and
> logging to mysql just fine.  The problem is, it's also logging to
> /var/log/snort.  I need to figure out how to disable this logging to
> disk.  I've looked at all the switches, and I can't seem to figure it
> out.  I tried -A none, but then it stopped alerting to mysql.  I also
> tried -l /dev/null, but it didn't like that one.
>
> Snort starts as a service via:
> /usr/local/bin/snort -u snort -g snort -d -D -c /etc/snort/snort.conf
>
> In snort.conf, I log to mysql with:
> output database: alert, mysql, user=snortusr password=fakepass
> dbname=snort host=localhost
>
> I'm trying to kill snort with as much data as I can throw at it, and it
> always dies after a few minutes with:
> May  6 14:54:34 localhost snort: FATAL ERROR: OpenLogFile() =>
> fopen(/var/log/snort/10.10.1.30/UDP:138-138) log file: Not a directory
>
> But I KNOW that the snort user has full permission to /var/log/snort.
> But I don't need logging to disk.  It's a waste.  I only want it to log
> to mysql.
>
> Thanks for your help!
> - nick white
>
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